Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-08
GRAVE CHARGES.

GRAVE CHARGES.
Raw. c. c. Frsst,s. Absence Gives kise
=, SERIOUS Allegations Which Hi
Friends Indignantly Repudiate-aia
Presence Urgently Needed
For some days past ruwors have oeen
aAoat concerning the Rev. G. e. Fros'' VINO
has been latterly known here in conneccion
-;+h tho Hone mine. This gentleman has
led a varied career. Born in Name ne 10
oan life there as q lawyer, which profession
So odorned with more or less prolific him
se,f and expense to his clients until about
n;ne wears ago, when he allied himself with
~. m;n;sterial profession in the ranks Of
tho Rantist faith. He 10 now about 40
v.ars 81 age. He was pastor Of the Bap'
fiat Church in this city for three years. ana
WAS at Dillon for some time. Prooap
ending the ministry less profitable than ne
.nt;c;nated. he returned to secular lie,
and coward the end of last year ne pro-
cured an interest in the Hope mine, q valo-
able piece of property belonslng 70 tne es-
tate OF the late Robert McMinn' ~
order to complete the purchase OF the mine
he got C. c.. Haskell, OF Nerw'cn' Cenn'' W
ADVANCE THE PURCHASE MONEY
for the mine for which a bond was given to
| Haskell. At the time the mine was pur'
| chased il was ~unproductive, but since the
BEGINNING of the present year it a been
producing a great amount OF very valuable
ore. Frost remained here and took charge
| 81 the accounts. and engaged Schuyler
| Gates as superintendent. The a%ccount
were forwarded to Mr.. Haskell in Connectl-
| cut, who RENTED for the expenses. Dur
ing the last two months the mine has been
turning out no ore, as sinking has been in
progress, and it is now down about zoe
feet. About a week ago he left for Con-
n~ecticut and since then
RUMoKs OF HIS ACCOUNTS.
being in an unsat' sfactory condition have
been rife. As Mr.. Forbis was understood
to be a party interested he a seen last
night by The MINER representative and a
statement obtained from him Of the con-
dition of affairs as he was acquainted with
them. He was attorney for the McMinn es-
tate and said that Frost came to him about
eight months ago and arranged with him
for the purchase of the interest of the es-
tate he represented in the Hope mine,
which he then supposed to be q full half.
The mine was valued at $4,000. Frost
telegraphed for Haskell to come here and
the latter arrived on the eighth OF Deem
Der and consummated the sale by giving
two checks, one for $4,000 and the other
for 81, 0~COpayable to the order OF Mrs. Nc
Mimi as administrative of the estate which
were deposited in the First National
Bank.
AsKE GAVE n CASHIER
to understand that the money could only
be drawn upon the joint order OF Frost
and Forbis-Frost representing him and
Forbis the McMinn estate. After Mr.. Has
kell left it was found that there was a
cloud on two thirty-secOnds of the title
to the mine and that nine thirty-seconds
belonged to the McMinn estate. Mrs. Nc
MINI Endorsed the checks in the First Ma
tional and they were withdrawn. Frost
paid Sc, $50 for the share Of the McMinn
estate and the balance he deposited in
Clark & Larabie's, as trustees. Forb,s
understood from Haskell's statement in
the presence of witnesses that Frost was
his agent, and so had no hesitation in per-
forming his share of the transaction which
placed the balance OF $3.50.
ENTIRELY IN FRosr's CONTROL
The cloud on one of the fractions was some
time afterward cleared up, and the McMinn
estate received $3.50 from Frost for it
Last month the cloud on the title to the
remaining thirty-second was cleared up,
and Frost gave a draft on Haskell for the
amount. His financial standing at this
time being unquestioned, Forbis Endorsed
the draft, and drew the money for the Nc
MINI estate, by which it was paid over di-
rectly to the Stevens estate to settle it's
dated May 1st, and came back protested
on May 18th. When the title was finally |
cleared the McMinn estate made a deed to
Haskell and Frost, of their interest. From
the fact that the draft came back protested
Forbjs draws the conclusion that Haskell
is trying to repudiate Frost's
agency. Mr.. Forbis under
stands that Haskell holds the
McMinn estate responsible for the
balance, $3.50, for which he never received
an accounting. Thew are going through the
accounts of the concern as we'll as they can
in the absence of Mr.. Frost, and had up to
last night accounted for it all but So, $50.
MI. Forbis says he will have to make good
the $3.50 to the bank. but re%pudiates the
responsibility of the McMinn estate for any
share in the fate of the balance that Frost
deposited in the bank as trustee.
THE OTHER SIDE.
The friends of the absent man here are
very indignant at the color that, they
claim, has been unjustly put upon his
movements in his absence. A gentleman
who claims to he thoroughly acquainted
with him and his transactions in connec-
tion with the Hope mine, paid a visit
to THE MINER office last night aud made
the statement that when Frost left about
a week ago Tor Connecticut he took with
him all the &C cunts of the mine for the
express purpose Of having q settlement
with Haskell.
HE WAS SEE TO FIGURE UP
the accounts and is known to have left |
with them in his possession. The same
day he left this gentleman says Superin-
tendent Gates telegraphed for Haskell to |
on. Gates said to Or. Clark and two
or three other parties that Frost had dis |
posed of his interest in the Hope mine and
the other partners were to have q settle |
ment on Saturday last. It was a surprise
to Frost's friends and is 'disbelieved BY |
them. Frost's friends think that the
whole thing is a put-up Job
get his interest in the mine, which is
very valuable. 1t is only developed
a little over 200 feet and there is ore
enough in sight to clean up nearly $780,
600. Believing as his friends do that he j. |
the owner of the mine, it is absurd, in their
view Of the matter, to suppose him a de-
[aulter for any small amount. Frost had
implicit confidence in his superintendent,
Schuyler Gates, and trusted him with the
purchase OF every kind of supply the mine
needed. Frost made out the bills and sent
them to Haskell. who
SENT MONEY FOR THEM.
Gates has been befriended by Frost, and
The reports round town about Frost's de.
are alleged to have been spread
oy him. Ii Frost was behind $4,000 his
trends here you'd raise that in no time.
Frost's friends expect that he will come
)ut here Immediately on laa rninn 4ha 81.